Smyrna times., 1887-05-11
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Maryland Items.
Reform within the party " has been
beaten in Baltimore bv a vote of 11g to
81. Mr.. German had an excellent
Rasin for doing it.
Mr.. James Wallace has planted on
MS farms, near Cambridge, loo bushels
OF peas, $50 acres of tomatoes and 80
acres IN sugar corn-for canning mr.
poses.
The Kent NelOs made the first issue
OF lIs 4oth volume on Saturday in a
Gress OF new type, giving it very
OrlgnV appearance. The NelUs is one of
our most valued exchanges.
Al Law NTH Millionaire Riee-Tbe
sale OF the " Plains has brought upon
It's millionaire owner, Mr.. Allen Thorn
dyke Rice, several attachment suits.
growing out of the running expenses OF
the mammoth farm. One of these at
tachments is laid by Mr.. A. Murrv Fisk
manager of the place, and another bv
Mr. w. |. Simpson, for phosphate furn-
lshed' MIR. Simpsons account is over
$500. "
Mdttdtieu's Mills at Trustees Sale
Messrs. ThCs. ]. and B. Palmer K eating
by virtue of a decree of the Circuit
Court for Queen Anne's county saws the
CentreUille Record will offer at public
sale, in front of the Court House door,
IN the town of Centreville, on Tuesday,
May 3lst, 1887, commencing at ? o'clock
P. NJ. all that valuable real estate, mill
property, farm, mansion house, etc,
known as the Malalieu Property, situate
IN Queen Anne's county, near Milling
ton, on the public road leading from
that place to Church Hill.
Talk shout Chicago fordivorces ! Try
Delaware, "a little state of three coun-
ties, and 1t will show you boom in the
divorce market. An exchange SAYS
Forty two divorces were granted by
the Legislature TO white couples and
one to IA cOlOred couple total, f0riy-five.
The cOlOred couple is believed to be the
first ever divorced by the Delaware
Legislature. An act was passed con-
irming marriage which was within
the degree of cOnsanguinity prohibited
in this State. The wife was her hus-
bands daughters daughter-Md.Er
4 Hen rith Kittens Alfred J. Will
son, who resides on Dover road near
EastOn, had among his barnyard fowls
hen setting on quantity of eggs.
One day last week cat, belonging on
the premises of Mr. Wilson, became
the happy mother of a number of Kit
tens, and used the nest of the setting
hen as a nursery. In day or two, as
the kittens grew strong enough to walk,
the hen believing she had hatched out
a brood Of young chickens, took them
in charge. She took the greatest care
of them during the day and lowered
over them at night, nor would she allow
the mother Ofthe fOur-legged chickens
to come anywhere near them. The cat
finally became disgusted with her way
ward child-ed and left them to their
foster mother. Az last accounts the
kittens were doing very well, seeming
satisfied with their present protector. -
Ledger.
Death Of an Energetic Young Man,
Frederick Stevens, a student at the Con-
ference Academy, at Dover, Del, died
last Saturday morning at the residence
/ of his brother, Mr.. Robert Stevens. near
| CrumptOn. Frederick Stevens left the
| Academy about two weeks ago, CON-
planning of internal injuries received
while playing a game of base ball with
4 his schoOl-fellOws, and went to his
brothers. to recruit and receive medical
| treatment. He continued to grow
worse, and in about a week from his
arrival died from the effects of the in
/ ternal injuries received. Mr.. Stevens
had Just attained his majority; and for
! the past three or four years has been
education himself for the ministry. In
about a year more he would have grad
uated from the Academy aud entered
the ministry of the M. +. Church. His
death is a sad one. He was buried last
Monday. .-CentreUiIle Record.
ANOTHER INSURANCE CAsE.-COl
/ Henry Page, of Princess Anne, left fol
Cambridge Monday on the early morn
ing train. Hon. J. w. (risfeld will
probably leave for that town Tuesday
or Wednesday. Both of these gentle
men have been employed in the case o
Humphreys & Tilghman vs.. the KEN
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, which
will likely come off in the Dorchester
county court this week. Mr.. CrisielC
is counsel for the plaintiff and Mr.
PAGE for the insurance company. Th'
suit was brought for the recovery o
the insurance on a stock which wal
DESTROYED by the big fire in Salisbury
the 18th of last October. The circum
stances connected with the case are a
follows: Over 10 years ago Hum
Dhreys g. Tilghman insured stock o
merchandise in the Kent Company
After running the business for a mum
her of wears they sold out to B. L. Gill
& Co. and they (G. & co.. insured tn
stock in another company. Humphrey
e. Tilghman, after selling out, stored
lot Of building material, such as doors
sasb. shutters, &C., in portions OF tn
buiId;ng. and when the fire took plac
the building material was destroyed
Tba insurance company claims that
insured such goods, wares ana mei
cbandise as are usually kept in
country store, and the policy so reads
Now the great question to be settled I
are windows, doors, sash, &c, sue
goods as are contemplated IN the POI
} icvS Another thing TO be considere'
: IN this connection Is, that the insuranc
na,,nauv was not notified when q az
ferent kind Of material or gooos lrol
= thai which had beeninsured was place
! ~ The hOuse.-SOmerse Herald.
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